TABLE OF SPECIFICATION

What is TOS?

 It is a written plan needed

for the construction of an
achievement test or related
tool for learning assessment.
What to include in a TOS?

 Learning outcomes to be tested

 Number of recitation days
 Number of items for each learning
outcome to be tested
 Percentage of items and item
placement
How to find the number of
items for each topic or
objective?
No. of recitation days for each objective X Total Number of
Total No. of days in a particular quarter or term Items
How to find the percentage of
Items?

No. of Items for each objective X 100%

Total No. of Items
 One-Way Table of Specification
in Test Construction

Objective No. of Number of Percent of Item

Recitation Items Items Placement
Days
Multiple 5 22 28% 1-22
Choice
Matching 4 18 23% 23-40
Type
Identification 1 5 6% 41-45
Completion 2 9 11% 46-54
True or False 3 13 16% 55-67
Essay 3 13 16% 68-80
Total 18 80 100%
Two-Way TOS by Topic and Level
of Learning Objective
C LASSIFICATION Knowledge Comprehension Application Higher Total
Level Number
TOPIC of Items
Multiple Choice 4.4 2.2 2.2 13.2 22
Matching Type 3.6 1.8 1.8 10.8 18
Identification 1 0.5 0.5 3 5
Completion 1.8 0.9 0.9 5.4 9
True or False 2.6 1.3 1.3 7.8 13
Essay 2.6 1.3 1.3 7.8 13
Total No. of Items 16 8 8 48 80
Percent of Items 20% 10% 10% 60% 100%